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only remain as it is now we could get along pretty well. 

 We are now thinking of the ponies being on their way, 

 hope they will get better luck than we had with the motor 

 sledges, but by what I can see they will have a tough time 

 of it. 



" 6th November 1911. 



"To-day we have worked hard and covered a good 

 distance 12 miles, surface rough but slippery, all seems to 

 be going pretty well, but we have generally had enough by 

 the time comes for us to camp. 



" jth November 191 1. 



"We have again made good progress, but the light 

 was very trying, sometimes we could not see at all where 

 we were going. I tried to find some of the Cairns that were 

 built by the Depot Party last year, came upon one this 

 afternoon which is about 20 miles from One Ton Depot, 

 so at the rate we have been travelling we ought to reach 

 there some time to-morrow night. Temperature to-day 

 was pretty low, but we are beginning to get hardened into 

 it now. 



" %th November 191 1. 



" Made a good start, but the surface is getting softer 

 every day and makes our legs ache ; we arrived at One 

 Ton Depot and camped. Then proceeded to dig out some 

 of the provisions, we have to take on all the man food we 

 can, this is a wild-looking place no doubt, have not seen 

 anything of the ponies. 



" yth November 191 1. 



"To-day we have started on the second stage of our 

 journey. Our orders are to proceed one degree south of 

 One Ton Depot and wait for the ponies and dogs to come 

 up with us; as we have been making good distances each 

 day, the party will hardly overtake us, but we have found 

 to-day the load is much heavier to drag. We have just 

 over 200 lbs. per man, and we have been brought up on 

 several occasions, and to start again required a pretty good 

 strain on the rope, anyhow we done 10^ miles, a pretty 

 good show considering all things. 



